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"Because We Care" to provide teddy bears to Police Department
Remember Autumn and Paige, the two girls that bought lunch
for the Altoona Police Department with their Disney money? Well, it
looks like their generosity and giving has become contagious!! Their
mom and some friends and family have started a project to continue
giving back and making a positive impact in our communities! Check out
their "Because We Care" project!!
The girls inspired their mom to make a difference in our
city as well. "Because We Care" is raising funds to provide
personalized teddy bears to our police officers, so they can give them
to the children they encounter to provide comfort during difficult
situations. The project started with the purchase of the first box of
24 bears which were given to the police department to hand out to
children they encounter in their daily work to help build a positive
relationship between law enforcement and children.
Every day our officers respond to calls that are traumatic
and involve children. Whether it be a car accident, house fire, or
cases of neglect or abuse, our officers are usually the first ones on
the scene. As noted on the "Because We Care" Facebook page, "We need to
be able to give our officers teddy bears, so when these things occur,
they have something to give to the children to provide a sense of
comfort and love when they need it the most. Trauma can happen to any
child. The key, is early intervention. Our hope is that with the help
of our community, being willing to donate to our cause and supporting
it, that we will be able to help spread some positive light during the
darkest of times with teddy bears."
The ladies behind "Because We Care" hope to be able to get
enough donations to branch out to other police departments as well. If
you would like to help their project you can donate through their
Paypal account, at any area Reliance Bank in their name, or though
check. Funding in police departments is tight and they would love to be
able to do more for the children of our area, but they can't, that's
where "Because We Care" helps bridge the gap.
Other ways you can help are coming up in the near future.
"Because We Care" will be holding a hoagie fundraiser starting in
November with the help of "Helping Hands" in Huntingdon. A portion of
each hoagie sale will go toward the "Because We Care" project which
will allow the purchase more bears. Watch for more details!!

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Upcoming Events:

March 2, 2017

Chick-fil-A ribbon-cutting,
Altoona. 9am The Blair County Chamber of Commerce will hold a
ribbon-cutting ceremony as part of the grand-opening celebration of
Chick-fil-A located at 106 Sierra Dr. Local franchise owner Mike
Burgmeier will open Altoona’s first stand-alone Chick-fil-A restaurant
bringing more than 100 new jobs to the area. The Altoona location
features a heritage restaurant design, two-story interactive indoor
play area for children and free Wi-Fi. Hours of operation are Monday
through Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Closed Sunday. For
information about ribbon-cuttings and other services offered to Chamber
Members, call the Blair County Chamber of Commerce at 814-943-8151.